"Traitors have no place on the stage, even if it is a state special event or a concert in an agricultural town," the press service of the Ministry of Culture quotes Markevich as saying.

The minister noted that an individual approach is applied to "each artist or creative team who has declared his renunciation of his previous views and desire to work for the benefit of Belarus."

"If a person sincerely repents of his words, posts, likes, is ready to work for the state and publicly declare his civic position, he is given a second chance.

If the words of repentance turn out to be lies, we part with such people immediately and forever," said Markevich.

He also said that "in order to live better, one should not talk, but work."

Markevich called the transition to parity financing of theaters the main task of 2023 - "a difficult but feasible task."

One of the key tasks of the ministry, Markevich called increasing the salary of workers in the sphere of culture.

After the 2020 presidential elections, repressions also affected the sphere of culture in Belarus.

The authorities have liquidated many cultural institutions, many representatives of the creative sphere are currently behind bars.